Georg Pollert

Dr. Georg Pollert studied chemistry at the University of Clausthal in Germany. In his first job, he worked as a coal researcher in the Ruhr area. During that time, he obtained his degree as a Doctor of Engineering. He then joined Thyssen and became involved with chemical plant engineering to produce fatty acids. After his time with Thyssen Dr. Pollert took over the position of Technical Director at Feld & Hahn GmbH where he partnered with another company to develop new technology for the production of biodiesel. Under his leadership, the first large-scale plant for the production of biodiesel was built in Germany. He and a partner then formed their own business, where he acted as the managing director and built and operated a biodiesel plant which went public in 2006 as "Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG". On this occasion, the company expanded its production spectrum with ethanol, biogas, and some by-products. For the first five years, Dr. Pollert was a member of the Board of Directors, responsible for technology and human resources. He then moved to the Supervisory Board and in 2021, after ten years in this position, was appointed honorary member of the Supervisory Board. During his time at Verbio, he was active in various organizations, including as a Board Member and Chairman of the Board at AGQM, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualitätsmanagement Biodiesel e.V. (Association Quality Management Biodiesel e.V.).